Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ اسْتَشْهَدَ عَلِيٌّ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُ اللَّهَ رَجُلًا سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ اللَّهُمَّ وَالِ مَنْ وَالَاهُ وَعَادِ مَنْ عَادَاهُ قَالَ فَقَامَ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَشَهِدُوا.
English Translation
Aswad ibn Amir told us: Abu Isra'il informed us, from al-Hakam, from Abu Sulayman, from Zayd ibn Arqam, who said: Ali called upon the people to testify, and said: I adjure by Allah any man who heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say: O Allah, whoever I am his master, Ali is his master; O Allah, be an ally to whoever allies with him, and an enemy to whoever opposes him. He said: Sixteen men stood up and testified.